Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 210 › Conversation 210-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David operations
Wednesday, September 13, 1972 · 11:26 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative request to the Camp David operator to place a telephone call. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical instruction to connect the President with an outside party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short communication.
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NARA Description
On September 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:26 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 210-11 Date: September 13, 1972 Time: 11:26 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 142-8]
Also recorded on September 13, 1972
- 142-006 9:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
- 142-007 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-009 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-010 9:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:50 pm.
- 142-008 11:26 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:26 am.
- 142-009 11:27 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:27 am to 11:41 am.
- 210-012 11:27 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:27 am to 11:41 am.
- 210-013 11:40 AM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:40 am to 1:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 210-011, September 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/210-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).